Scientific Family
Saxifragaceae
Plant type
Forbs and Subshrubs
Origin
Native
Lifecycle
Perennial
Similar species
Heuchera parvifolia, Heuchera sanguinea, Heuchera eastwoodiae
Height
1 foot
Riparian
No
Has low, compact spreading mound of grape-like leaves on long multiple stems branching from a woody base. Erect flowering stalks with many flowers on short branches grow above the leaves.
Stamens exserted, filaments noticeably widened and flattened at the base; long leaf petioles are glandular-puberulent (have short, fine hairs).
Habitat
Found in dry rocky crevices and outcrops in the mountains.
Plant Community
Pinyon Juniper Woodlands
Montane Conifer Forest
Interior Chaparral
Low elevation
4000
High elevation
12000
Flower Characteristics
About 1/4 inch in length. Flower bracts (sepals) are 5 and pinkish, petals are 5 and white to pink with green tips. Stamens visually extend beyond the sepals. Flowers appear on narrow short branched and short stalks.
Flower color
Pink to white
Flower shape
Bell-shaped
Tubular
No
First bloom month
May
Last bloom month
August
Flower clusters
Elongated
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
Scalloped leaves are from 4 to 10 inches in diameter. Rounded at the base and with 3 to 5 lobes. Lobes can be sharply toothed.
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf color
Green
Leaf shape
Round or oval
Leaf margin
Lobed
Leaves clasp
No
Leaf hairs
Leaves & stems
Spines
No
Fruit and Seed Characteristics
Urn-shaped, about 1/4 inch in length and topped with 2 divergent beaks. Capsules split open between the beaks to release the seeds.
Fruit type
Capsule
Fruit color
Dark brown
Dark brown, spindle-shaped, less than 1/16 inch long.